To: Connecticut Public Defenders

From: apublicdefender.com Management

Re: Job opening

Connecticut Public Defenders, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Gideon has suddenly come into some money from a long-lost relative in Nigeria. He will have to fly there next month to pick up the $25million. In the meantime, someone is needed to man the ship here and contribute posts from time to time.

If you’re a CT Public Defender and interested in this once in a lifetime opportunity, send an e-mail to threegenerations at gmail dot com. Obviously, there will be an interview process and verification of your identity and employment as a CT public defender. But if you’re looking to branch out into blogging and want some place to test your mettle, this is it! More details including compensation after the jump.

As you already know, Gideon’s standards for posts are very low and he will write about almost anything nonsensical, so you should feel free to as well.If you think you’re up to writing a few guest posts, send a note to the e-mail address above. The pay is terrific. Gideon will give up to 1% of this newly discovered relative’s money once he returns from Nigeria.

Can you spot Gideon?

It’s been a while since there have been any new posts on this blog and for that, I take sole responsibility as the primary (and only) author. Gideon has been preoccupied with several things, including the holidays, work and snow. However, another round of days off are on the horizon and with that comes the promise of some fresh content.

So, sit back, grab a cup of coffee (actually, do that tomorrow and into the weekend. It’s a bit late for that now) and feast your eyes on the smorgasboard of posts that spring forth from this idle mind.

In other words, I’ll post soon, I promise!

Happy New Year to you and you.

For the music, I have provided a song with “New Year’s Day” in the title:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoAChL_scxA[/youtube]

Random thought: Isn’t it remarkable how ugly Bono was before he got all pretty?

The list is out there, but for the second year in a row, the ABA Law Journal (or whatever) didn’t see it fit to include this (or any other public defender blog) in it’s awards ceremony.

Frankly, with all the stupid videos I post, it didn’t deserve to be. So go vote for deserving ones, while I think of some posts that would make this into a serious blog that might merit some consideration in a an arbitrary year-end contest.

This blog is going on a lunch break. See you on the flip side.

For the blawger:

For the public defender blogger:

Since you all know that my image making skills are limited to cutting and pasting, this obviously is not my work. All credit for these badges goes to Heather, who writes a terrific blog on city issues in Hartford and Springfield.

Update: Please don’t link to the image on my server. Right-click, save as, download, upload to your server and link to it there. The license for the image is the same as for all else on this blog: Attribution, Non-Commercial, ShareAlike.

Given the propensity of people to say stupid things on the internet using the cloak of anonymity (myself included), it is always a good idea to keep reminding everyone to take personal responsibility.

To that end, I’ve appended a short paragraph at the head of each comment box. So every time you comment, you will be given a link to the privacy policy/legal disclaimer and the comments policy. If you haven’t read them in a while, go check them out.

Every time you say something stupid, you’re responsible. Not me. Some other blogs have chosen to moderate comments, I have not. I don’t want to impede the trickle of communication on this blog, but that doesn’t mean that you can say anything you want without consequence. I reserve the right to edit or delete any comment I see fit, without giving reason for it. I also reserve the right to ban people from commenting on the blog.

Finally, you say something, you own it.

If you haven’t been scared off yet, thanks for reading and leave a comment!

You could avoid this problem in the future, you know by clicking on the link below

1. The signing of the Constitution
2. The old header with Gideon in it
3. The Constitution itself
4. A scene from a trial at the Old Bailey

It should liven things up a bit. Hope you like it!

In addition, Recent Posts and Recent Comments are now in a tabbed box in the far right sidebar. You can switch between the two with ease. It saves space and looks kinda nifty, too! I have set it to display at random, so don’t get confused if you show up on time and it opens recent posts and the next time it opens recent comments.

Thanks to those who have left comments thus far. If there’s anything that was part of the old design, but that you find missing in the new design, leave a comment and let me know. I’ve tried to port everything, but I may have forgotten something.

Original post: As you can see (hint for those using readers: come to the site!), I’ve changed the theme on the blog after 1 year and 3 months. I like this new theme because it’s different, but not too different from the old one. I’ve kept some elements from the old design – like the header – and still have been able to change it up a bit! I’ve thought about changing the theme several times in the past, but this is the first time I’ve actually felt like it was worth it. I came close a few times, but this one leaves me happy. I hope you like it too. Many thanks to Marie for all her help. Now, since it is 3 a.m. here on the East Coast, I will go to sleep.

This song goes out to Miranda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxT21uFRwM